Waiting too long to quit a particular job and start contracting. I was in a job I didn't enjoy, working for people I didn't click with. I work in game developme

Waiting too long to quit a particular job and start contracting. I was in a job I didn't enjoy, working for people I didn't click with. I work in game development and took this unrelated job on after the first games company I worked for years ago went down. Being in game dev then and now I know all about long hours, stressful deadlines, and high pressure situations. That one non-game-dev job wasn't even as demanding in terms of those things than others I've been in, but it drained me so much simply because I wasn't passionate about the work and felt like I was walking on eggshells all day around management. I regret not going freelance sooner - I think it could have saved me a few trips to the doctor with what turned out to be stress induced chest pains.